(1)Every licensing board shall elect annually one of its number to be chairman of the board, and until a chairman is elected, or if the chairman is absent from any meeting, the board shall elect one of its number present at the meeting to be chairman of that meeting.
(2)Where on the election of a chairman an equal number of votes is given for two or more persons, the meeting shall determine by lot which of those persons shall be the chairman.
(3)Subject to subsection (2) above, at any meeting of a licensing board the chairman shall, in a case of equality in voting, have a second or casting vote:
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Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 6(3) repealed by Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 40, SIF 68A:2), s. 74, Sch. 8 Pt. I para. 4, Sch.9 (Sch. 8 Pt. I of that Act, by virtue of which the specified words ceased to have effect, was brought into force on 31.12.1991 by S.I. 1991/2862, art. 3,Sch.; the repeal of the specified words by Sch. 9 of that Act was expressed to be brought into force so far as not already in force on 17.3.1993 by S.I. 1993/641, art. 3,Sch.)